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Mass evacuation after Bali volcano erupts
World
November 27, 2017
Mass evacuation after Bali volcano erupts
Indonesian authorities ordered a mass evacuation of people Monday from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali…
Pakistan Islamists rally on after deadly clashes with police
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Pakistan Islamists rally on after deadly clashes with police
Pakistani Islamists pressed ahead with their rally near Islamabad in even larger numbers on Sunday, a day after clashes with…
France to tackle violence on women; Italy grapples with same
World
November 26, 2017
France to tackle violence on women; Italy grapples with same
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday launched an initiative to combat violence and harassment against women in France, aiming to…
Explosion in Chinese port city kills 2, injures 30
World
November 26, 2017
Explosion in Chinese port city kills 2, injures 30
An explosion in a port city south of Shanghai on Sunday killed two people and injured at least 30 others,…
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Weeks ahead of the expected completion of a UN database of companies that operate in Israel’s West Bank settlements, Israel…
Erupting Bali volcano dusts resorts in ash, flights continue
Science
November 26, 2017
Erupting Bali volcano dusts resorts in ash, flights continue
A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has rumbled into life with a series of eruptions that temporarily disrupted…
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
Middle East
November 25, 2017
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move by President Donald…
US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in DC
Middle East
November 25, 2017
US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in DC
The Trump administration backtracked Friday on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it…
Turkey doesn’t rule out contact with Assad
Middle East
November 24, 2017
Turkey doesn’t rule out contact with Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out possible contact with President Bashar Assad in a sign that his…
Stability is Lebanon’s primary concern:Hariri
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Stability is Lebanon’s primary concern:Hariri
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri assured regional bankers on Thursday that Lebanon’s stability was his top concern, one day after…
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Syria’s notoriously fragmented opposition gathering Wednesday in the Saudi capital is trying to close ranks and come up with a…
Former Colombian guerrillas to launch TV network
World
November 23, 2017
Former Colombian guerrillas to launch TV network
In a tiny bathroom, Marilu Ramirez prepares for her segment in a production studio by brushing her long black hair…
Papua New Guinea asylum seekers report shelters destroyed by authorities
World
November 23, 2017
Papua New Guinea asylum seekers report shelters destroyed by authorities
Papua New Guinea authorities on Thursday removed dozens of asylum seekers and ratcheted up pressure on more than 300 others…
US: Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’
World
November 22, 2017
US: Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States is declaring that the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar constitutes “ethnic cleansing.” Secretary of State Rex…
Syria’s opposition to get a new face amid talks in Riyadh
Middle East
November 22, 2017
Syria’s opposition to get a new face amid talks in Riyadh
Syria’s notoriously fragmented opposition gathering Wednesday in the Saudi capital is trying to close ranks and come up with a…
Mugabe resigns, ‘Crocodile’ to be sworn in as new Zimbabwe president
World
November 22, 2017
Mugabe resigns, ‘Crocodile’ to be sworn in as new Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwe’s recently fired vice president was set to return as early as Wednesday to be sworn in as the country’s…
China sentences prominent human rights lawyer to two years in prison
World
November 21, 2017
China sentences prominent human rights lawyer to two years in prison
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison on the vague charge of inciting…
Rohingya Muslims subject to apartheid: Amnesty report
World
November 21, 2017
Rohingya Muslims subject to apartheid: Amnesty report
Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said Tuesday in…
Suu Kyi blames world conflicts on illegal immigration
World
November 20, 2017
Suu Kyi blames world conflicts on illegal immigration
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads…
Egypt detains prominent activist over protest
Egypt
November 20, 2017
Egypt detains prominent activist over protest
A rights lawyer says an Egyptian court has ordered a prominent activist to remain in custody pending trial on charges…